Treasury slider

[unmerged(23018)]

Hello all,

I was just sitting at work wondering what everyone's opinion on where to position the treasury slide is? Do people try to keep the monthly total at 0.0, or do they try to put money in, or is it a good strategy to take a hit and lose a few ducats per month to stablize inflation? I would love to hear any opinions anyone has on this. Thanks.

Mickey

 

[unmerged(17489)]

I always keep it all the way to the left unless I'm playing a colonizzer like Spain, Portugal, England or NL, or if I'm at war and in heavy need of money, or if I'm to promote something.

 

[unmerged(9338)]

I usually play quite weak nations, so I keep the treasury slider at 100 per cent until I have reached about 10 per cent inflation. Then I put it at 0, and I only change this setting if I`m in real need of money - and, of course, if I get a deflation event.

Good luck!

 

[Kaigon]

If possible I try to maintain a 0 inflation policy... otherwise I try to set for inflation 5 (not more), to get full effect out of random events...

 

[Wetboy]

I usually keep the slider all the way to the left, untill I need the money. Then I jam it all the way to the right for a couple of months. I find it easier to control how much I take in inflation that way. Easy to remember, when you need money, mint, when you don´t, don´t. That said, it is nothing wrong with accrueing a bit of inflation, up to 25-30% is managable, if you invest the money in things that will increase your income, like manufactories, colonies, missionaries, merchants or profitable wars. Just stay a bit easy on the slider in the beginning, you will get a lot of inflation for very little money if your income is low.

 

[unmerged(25696)]

I usually play quite weak nations, so I keep the treasury slider at 100 per cent until I have reached about 10 per cent inflation. Then I put it at 0, and I only change this setting if I`m in real need of money - and, of course, if I get a deflation event.

I do the same, but just before gaining infra 4-5 I set it to right again, then promoting mayors to reduce it, and later I adapt it to the rate of my colonial expansion (Spain : 1 new colony/year, so 100% for a little longer, then 50%). The money I get, I invest it in manufactories, which in turn invest in my tech. So, no real technological setback, but with the advantages of having a lot of manufactories.

With the last betapatch, when you get the mayors, 25%.*

*When I'll begin my next game, since I'm trying the EEP with the 1.07 patch only.

 

[kurtbrian]

I set my slider somewhere between 0.10 - 0.15 usually. Depending on how much i need the money.

After I have guvenors I usually yank it up to 0.20 or so

 

[unmerged(25822)]

I set my slider somewhere between 0.10 - 0.15 usually. Depending on how much i need the money.

After I have guvenors I usually yank it up to 0.20 or so

sorry for the dumb question, although i play this game for about 2 years i have not yet understand (maby couse i cheat too much ), governors couse deflation on the already existing inflation (for example if i have 5% inflation a governor can get it to zero after 5/.25 years) or just deflate the running inflation (as it is shown in budgeting last bar)?

 

[unmerged(18239)]

Those guys deflate the inflation like you stated and so, they automaticaly take care of the new formed inflation.



I always let the slider on o.oo unless I need a lot of money when I yank it to 0.5 or 1.0

 

[unmerged(25822)]

Those guys deflate the inflation like you stated and so, they automaticaly take care of the new formed inflation.



I always let the slider on o.oo unless I need a lot of money when I yank it to 0.5 or 1.0

Thank you for making it clear to me

 

[unmerged(17489)]

0.25%*number of governors/number of cities with a population above 999=total deflation a year made by governors

 

[Iso-A]

I almost always keep treasury slider at leftmost position and live on census taxes. The only exceptions are when I need money, like colonizing or manufactories.

 

[Castellon]

Always good to have a little inflation so you can take advantage of the events lowering your inflation.

 

[unmerged(23018)]

So what I'm hearing, is that most of the replies above have the players taking a monthly hit in ducats to keep the slide completely to theleft unless money is needed. For those players that do this, do you keep track of what you have to keep in your bank balance to not go below zero or is it just a whatever happens happens sort of thing. Would appreciate some more help. Thanks.

Mickey

 

[unmerged(16181)]

I generally max out my treasury slider at the beginning of the game, but only until I have built tax collectors in all my provinces. Once that is done, I keep it on about .1% inflation per year.

After I build governors, I tend to keep it in the same place on the slider (which amounts to about -.1% or -.2% inflation per year with governors in all provinces), even if I have zero inflation and am losing money for no reason related to inflation control. The way I see it, once I reach infra 5 my census tax incomes are generally large enough to sustain me for the year.

So what I'm hearing, is that most of the replies above have the players taking a monthly hit in ducats to keep the slide completely to theleft unless money is needed. For those players that do this, do you keep track of what you have to keep in your bank balance to not go below zero or is it just a whatever happens happens sort of thing.

You don't really have to keep track of what is in the treasury---if your monthly balance is negative and you have reached zero ducats in the treasury, the game automatically siphons the balance from your tech research. Now, if your monthly balance is so negative that your tech research will not cover it, you will be forced to take a loan, but in that case maxing out the treasury slider would have done no good, because you wouldn't have had the money anyway.

 

[unmerged(7276)]

Always use sliders 100 peercent its proven to be better I always bear in mind that its best to mint on high income. If i know im going to get an income boost in near future i will put off minting. eg if im going to take the incas soon. Also if trade is going badly its best not to mint. Put it off til you got peak trade income and situation. That way you get more cash for your inflation. One problem with this is that when you are at war your income is usually below optimum value though this is when you need to mint.

 

[Iso-A]

One problem with this is that when you are at war your income is usually below optimum value though this is when you need to mint.

There's an easy solution for this: never go to war unprepared. AI can dow any moment -> be always prepared for war. Saves a lot of money in the long run.